Stories

My asthma is pretty much under control now, but it wasn’t for most of my life. I’m 35, and I remember always being the sick kid, especially during the winter...

Back in 2010, I would be short of breath. My heart would beat so hard just from a short walk to work in cold weather. I asked a lung Doctor...

Now that I look back at my childhood, I believe that's where damage began. My father was a chain smoker; I can't think of a time when he didn't have...

I was diagnosed in my early 20's with asthma. For many years, I dealt with it. Increase and decrease medicine as needed. I have sinus issues, lots of allergies, as...

I replied to the Itchy Lung article with this as well: I have had itchy lungs since I was a kid. No one would ever say yes, I get an...

Asthma is present in both sides of my family and had developed it at the age of 5. With an onslaught of allergies (everything under the sun) in my early...

I developed allergies at age 42. Pollen from trees, weeds and grasses was the major cause. I found that exercise, breathing exercises and proper hydration did wonders for my Asthma...

I have been on Advair and Spiriva for a few years now. I always rinse my mouth after each use, but now I’m battling thrush. This didn’t happen until my...

She will be 45 this year. She has been married, raised 2 kids, then went to college to earn her degree (after her father died). She has endured so much...

Long story cut short within the last month I was diagnosed with asthma. Within 36 hours of diagnosis, I experienced my first A&E visit with asthma, unable to speak. Wheeze...

Asthma wasn’t always such a big part of my life. I always got extra sick with respiratory stuff as a kid, but I didn’t start having notable symptoms until high...

I have had asthma my whole life. Lived my whole life and no one understood it. As I aged it got worse taking off from work up to a year...

I had asthma attack during the last flight that I took … a long 6 hour trip from the East Coast to the West Coast … I brought my pulse...

I travel some now but often before retirement. Usually, before I get on a plane I use a nebulizer to get me through a flight. I do believe that the...

I am 45 years old. I have had asthma since infancy. I was not officially diagnosed until I was 19, despite severe symptoms all my life and having a father...

Well, as a child I remember always having lots of colds, coughing spells and chest pain much often, but took it lightly since I wasn't used to visiting hospitals or...

New to asthma..at 75!!!! I feel very anxious and don't like the feeling of using my inhalers. Sick of the food good for asthmatics which I have been eating but...

Hi, fellow asthma suffers! I posted a little information about my asthma journey over the summer. My story is regularly adding new chapters. When I was diagnosed with asthma several...

I've been asthmatic since I was a child. And that's all I really know. So I expect to have to take my blue inhaler when I get symptoms. That just...

I am in my mid 30's. My family and I have had asthma a lot of our lives. My Dad (sadly he's passed away now) got his asthma pretty early...